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Acting by a Commission for the Purpose of the Construction 
of a Bridge over the Connecticut River between the 
Towns of Old Saybrook and Old 
Lyme, Known as the 

Saybrook and Lyme Connecticut River Bridge 
Commission 

Saybrook, Connecticut 


Notice to Contractors, Proposal, Contract, 
Specifications, and Bond 


For Building the 


Substructure 


of 


The 



1910 


lO-^i L* 




CONTENTS. 


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Page 

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,. 3 

PROPOSAL . 5 

CONTRACT . 10 

A. Work to be done. 11 

B. Plans, General and Detailed. 12 

C. Changes . 13 

D. Estimates . 13 

E. Measurement of work. 13 

F. Inspection . 14 

G. Correcting Imperfect Work.’. 14 

H. Incompetent Workmen... 14 

I. Personal attention of Contractor. 14 

J. Contractor to assist Engineer. 15 

K. Commission to Obtain Permits, etc. 15 

L. Sunday Work. 15 

M. Specifications . 16 

1. Cement . 16 

2. Sand . 18 

3. Concrete Stone . 18 

4. Mortar . 18 

5. Concrete . 19 

6. Excavation below Elevation 103.00. 20 

7. Excavation above Elevation 103.00. 21 

8. Piling . 21 

9. Riprap . 21 

10. Timber Grillage. 22 

11. Cofferdams . 23 

12. Abutment Foundation Concrete. 23 

13. Pier Foundation Masonry. 24 

14. Pier and Abutment Masonry above Foundation... 24 

15. Copings and Pedestals. 26 

16. Pointing and Cleaning. 27 

17. Laying Masonry in Cold Weather. 27 

18. Anchorages . 27 

19. Removing Debris. 28 

N. Start and Completion of Work. 28 

O. Damages for Delay in Completing Work. 28 

P. Sub-Contracts . 29 

Q. Contractor Responsible for Accidents, etc. 29 

R. Prices ..7.. 29 

S. Monthly Payments.«. »*'.*. 31 

T. Extra Work. 31 

U. Final Payment.32 

V. Unpaid Bills Filed with Commission. 32 

W. When Commission may Complete Contract. 33 

BOND . 35 


B. Of 0. 

MAY 3 '910 
















































NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 

BRIDGE SUBSTRUCTURE 
SAYBROOK BRIDGE 

Contractors experienced in bridge substructure work are 
invited to tender sealed bids for the construction of 12 piers and 
2 abutments for a highway bridge to be built across the Con¬ 
necticut River, between the towns of Old Saybrook and Old 
Lyme, for the State of Connecticut. Bids will be received by 
the Saybrook and Lyme Connecticut River Bridge Commission 
at their office at Saybrook, Conn., until noon of March 18, 1910. 

The site of the proposed bridge is about 3 miles from Long 
Island Sound. The river is navigable for vessels drawing about 
12 feet. Foundations will be established on piles in from 10 to 
35 feet of water. 

A certified check for five thousand dollars made payable 
to order of James H. Day, Treasurer of the Commission, must 
accompany each bid, said check to be returned to the bidder 
unless he fails to execute the contract within 10 days should it 
be awarded to him. 

A bond satisfactory to the Commission in the sum of 25 per 
cent, of the estimated contract price will be required. 

All bids must be made on and conform to a form of pro¬ 
posal which, with the contract, specifications and bond can be 
obtained and plans seen at the office of the Commission, at 
Saybrook, Conn., on and after March 4, 1910. 

The Commission reserve the right to reject any or all bids, 
and to accept any bid which in their judgment is for the best 
interest of the State of Connecticut. 

The following quantities will be used by the Commission 
in considering bids: 

Item 1. Excavation below Elevation 103.00, 10,000 cu. yds. 

Item 2. Excavation above Elevation 103.00, 900 cu. yds. 

Item 3. Number of Foundation Piles, 1,936. 


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Item 4. 
Item 5. 
Item 6. 
Item 7. 
i Item 8. 
2,960 cu. yds. 
Item 9. 


Riprap, 8,000 cu. yds. 

Grillage, 500,000 ft., B. M. 

Abutment Foundation Concrete, 860 cu. yds. 

Pier Foundation Masonry, 3,250 cu. yds. 

Pier and Abutment Masonry above foundation, 

Copings and Pedestals, 250 cu. yds. 


THE SAYBROOK AND LYME CONNECTICUT 
RIVER BRIDGE COMMISSION, 

D. A. Blakeslee, Prest. 

New Haven, Conn. 
A. N. Shepard, Vice-Prest. 

Portland, Conn. 
James H. Day, Sec. and Treas. 

Saybrook, Conn. 

Edward W. Bush, Chief Engineer. 

February 19, 1910. 


PROPOSAL 


FOR 

BUILDING THE SUBSTRUCTURE 

OF THE 

SAYBROOK BRIDGE 


To the Saybrook and Lyme Connecticut River Bridge Com¬ 
mission, Saybrook, Conn. 

The undersigned, with a full knowledge of all conditions 
under which the work herein contemplated must be performed, 
and after an examination of the location, and after having care¬ 
fully read and examined the contract, specifications and plans 
setting forth the character and scope of the work to be per¬ 
formed, do hereby agree to construct the substructure of the 
Saybrook bridge, to furnish all labor and materials, tools, ma¬ 
chinery and equipment, and to do all the work in the manner 
and time herein prescribed, and according to the requirements 
of your Engineer in charge, including all incidental work, for 
the following sums, to wit; 

Item 1. For excavation below elevation 103.00, including 

disposal of material...per cubic yard. 

Item 2. For excavation above elevation 103.00, including 

the handling and disposal of material. 

per cubic yard. 

Item 3. For each pile in permanent foundation, measured 
before driving, as follows: 




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30 ft. to 34 ft. 

35 ft. to 39 ft.....UQ. ..L.. 

40 ft. to 44 ft. t~. . 

45 ft. to 49 ft. . 

50 ft. to 54 ft. 

55 ft. to 59 ft. 

60 ft. to 64 ft.....'....'_£?.......1. 

65 ft. to 69 ft. 

Item 4. For riprap in place. 

cubic yard. 

Item 5. For timber grillage in place,, 
per thousand feet board measure. 


.per 


Item 6. For abutment foundation 1-3-6 concrete, in place, 
.per cubic yard. 

Item 7. For pier foundation masonry, in place, . . . 

...... .per cubic yard. 

Item 8. A. For pier and abutment masonry above founda¬ 
tion, in place, without classification, using brownstone facing, 
.per cubic yard. 

Item 8. B. For pier and abutment masonry above founda¬ 
tion, in place, without classification, using granite facing, 
.per cubic yard. 


Item 9. For coping and pedestals, in place,. 
.per cubic yard. 



















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For extra work done by written order of the Commission, 
its reasonable cost as determined by the Engineer, plus 15 per 
cent, of said cost. 

The undersigned further agrees that if the contract is 
awarded to him he will carry on the work so as to fully com¬ 
plete said work on or before.„.. 

(Bidder must fill in this date.) 

The undersigned hereby declares that all persons interested 
in this proposal are named herein and that same is made without 
fraud or collusion or connection with any other person bidding 
for the same work. 

The undersigned offers the following as surety. 


(Address) 









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The undersigned respectfully invites attention to the fol¬ 
lowing works that have been erected by him as well as references 
to character and ability. 

(Bidder is asked to here give a list of similar works erected by him, giving 
location, date, cost, Engineer, etc.) 

















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The undersigned further declares that the certified check 
for five thousand dollars made payable to the order of James H. 
Day, Treasurer of the Bridge Commission, and which is here¬ 
with enclosed shall become the property of said Commission if 
the undersigned does not execute the contract and give a bond 
satisfactory to the Commission within 10 days after this pro¬ 
posal is accepted, and due notice of the award having been 
mailed him, otherwise said check will be returned to the under¬ 
signed when the contract and bond are executed. 


(Sign with full name and address of all interested parties.) 



(Date) 


















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THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. 

Acting by a Commission for the Purpose of Construction of 
a Bridge over the Connecticut River between the Towns of Old 
Saybrook and Old Lyme, Known as 

THE SAYBROOK AND LYME CONNECTICUT 
RIVER BRIDGE COMMISSION. 


CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS 

FOR THE 

SUBSTRUCTURE OF SAYBROOK BRIDGE 


This Agreement made and concluded this_ 

.day of-.-A. D. 1910, 

between the State of Connecticut, acting through the Saybrook 
and Lyme Connecticut River Bridge Commission, a Com¬ 
mission authorized by the Acts of the General Assembly of the 
State of Connecticut, approved July 14, 1909, July 15, 1909, and 
August 12, 1909, “with full power to contract for and in the 
name of the state, and to construct and wholly complete” a 
bridge over the Connecticut River between towns of Old Say- 






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brook and Old Lyme, a party of the first part, and. 


party of the second part. 

Witnesseth—That the parties to this agreement, each in con¬ 
sideration of the covenants and agreements on the parts of the 
other, herein contained, do hereby covenant and agree as follows : 

Whenever the word “Commission” is used in this agreement, 
the same is understood to mean a Commission for the purpose of 
the construction of a bridge over the Connecticut River between 
the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, known as the Say- 
brook and Lyme Connecticut River Bridge Commission acting for 
the State of Connecticut. 

Whenever the word “Engineer” is used in this agreement, 
the same is understood to mean the Chief Engineer employed 
by said Commission to supervise the construction of the work, 
acting directly, or through any assistant duly authorized but 
limited to the particular duties entrusted to him. 

Whenever the word “Contractor” is used in this agreement, 
the same is understood to mean the p'erson or persons, firm or 
corporation that has entered into this contract as parties of the 
second part. 

WORK TO BE DONE. 

A. This contract includes the doing of all work, furnish¬ 
ing all machinery, tools and materials, and doing everything 
required to fully complete the construction of the substructure 
of the Saybrook Bridge in the manner and under all the re- 








quirements and conditions hereinafter specified, and in ac¬ 
cordance with the general plans hereby annexed for the pur¬ 
pose of illustration. 


PLANS, GENERAL AND DETAILED. 

B. The plans herewith annexed consist of the follow- 


mg: 

No. 

1. 

General Elevation and Plan of Bridge. 

No. 

2. 

Chart Showing Location. 

No. 

3. 

Diagram Showing Borings. 

No. 

4. 

West Abutment. 

No. 

5. 

East Abutment. 

No. 

6. 

Piers 1 & 2 and 3, 4 & 12. 

No. 

7. 

“ 5 and 6 & 7. 

No. 

8. 

“ 8 and 9. 

No. 

9. 

“ 10 and 11. 

No. 

10. 

Typical details of Pier Masonry. 

No. 

11. 

Typical details of Abutment Masonry. 

No. 

12. 

u u a a u 

No. 

13. 

“ 

No. 

14. 

Typical sections at West Abutment. 


The Commission in furnishing to the Contractor the in¬ 
formation contained on the Boring Sheet, and in the boxes 
of samples on file in office of the Commission, does not 
guarantee the accuracy of the same. 

And it is further agreed that the above mentioned plans 
are general in character, and that during the progress of the 
work the Engineer shall furnish the Contractor additional 
detailed plans as are necessary to show the details of con¬ 
struction, and that these additional plans are to illustrate the 
requirements set forth in this agreement and are to be fol¬ 
lowed by the Contractor in constructing the work. Draw¬ 
ings are not to be scaled and figures are to govern in all cases, 
and in case of doubt, lack of dimensions or disagreement, the 
Engineer shall supply the deficiency or adjustment to har¬ 
monize the whole. 


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CHANGES. 

C. It is further agreed that the Engineer shall in all 
cases determine any variation of size, elevation, dimension or 
location from that shown on the plans, as may be required by 
the exigencies of construction, changes of grade, or details of 
superstructure. 

It is also agreed that the quantities of work to be done 
and materials to be furnished under this contract, which have 
been estimated by the Engineer, are approximate only, and 
that the Commission or the Engineer are not to be held re¬ 
sponsible that any of them shall strictly obtain either in 
amounts or relative proportions, and that the Contractor has 
duly considered all conditions and has judged for himself as 
to all circumstances affecting the cost of the work. 

In case of any alterations, so much of this agreement as 
is not affected by such alterations shall remain in force upon 
the parties hereto. 

ESTIMATES. 

D. It is further agreed that the Engineer shall in all cases 
determine the amount, quality and classification of the several 
kinds of work for which payment is to be made under this con¬ 
tract, and the decision of the Engineer upon questions relating 
to said work and the construction and classification thereof 
shall be final and conclusive, and it is further agreed that the 
estimate and decision of the Engineer shall be a condition pre¬ 
cedent to the right of the Contractor to receive any money 
under this agreement. 

MEASUREMENT OF WORK. 

E. It is further agreed that in measuring the work for 
the purpose of estimates for payment of same that no allow¬ 
ance is to be made for projections beyond the neat line of said 
work, that all measurements be actual measurements, that all 
quantities be actual quantities, and that no trade or conven¬ 
tional methods of measurement are to be used. 


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INSPECTION. 

F. It is further agreed that all operations, materials fur¬ 
nished and work done shall be subject to the inspection and 
acceptance of the Engineer and that the work will at all times 
be open to the Engineer and such assistants as he may deem 
proper, for the purpose of seeing that all materials furnished 
and workmanship performed shall correspond with the re¬ 
quirements of this contract. 

Also it is agreed that the Contractor will keep the Engi¬ 
neer fully informed in advance as to what work or operations 
are next contemplated, that the Engineer may arrange for the 
laying out and for such inspection as he may consider neces¬ 
sary. 

CORRECTING IMPERFECT WORK. 

G. It is further agreed that any unfaithful or imperfect 
work or materials that may be discovered before the final 
completion and acceptance of the work, shall be corrected or 
replaced by the party of the second part, without expense to 
the first party; notwithstanding that it may have been pre¬ 
viously inspected and estimated. 

INCOMPETENT WORKMEN. 

H. It is further agreed that if any superintendent, fore¬ 
man or other employee on the work shall appear disorderly, 
dishonest, untrustworthy or otherwise incompetent physically, 
intellectually or morally, he shall, when required by the En¬ 
gineer, be discharged and not again employed on any part of 
the work. 

PERSONAL ATTENTION OF CONTRACTOR. 

/. The Contractor agrees to give personal attention to 
the fulfillment of this contract, to employ a suitable superin¬ 
tendent who shall receive and obey the instructions of the 
Engineer, and to maintain an office convenient to the Bridge 


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site where communications from the Commission shall be re¬ 
ceived and from which directions shall be given concerning 
the work. 


CONTRACTOR TO ASSIST ENGINEER. 

/. The Contractor agrees to preserve all points, marks 
and lines given by the Engineer and to furnish promptly, when 
called upon, such stagings, pile clumps, platforms, assistance 
and facilities as the Engineer may require in laying out and 
maintaining his points, marks and lines. Also to provide com¬ 
fortable and satisfactory transportation on or across the river 
for the Engineers and Inspectors, whenever called upon to do 
so, and to otherwise aid them in all reasonable ways in the 
performance of their duties. 

The Contractor agrees to give the above mentioned assist¬ 
ance without charge to the party of first part. 


COMMISSION TO OBTAIN PERMITS. 

K. The Commission will endeavor to obtain permits 
from the Government for the disposal of excavated material 
and Contractor will observe all such permits and shall at all 
times conform to all rules and regulations respecting naviga¬ 
tion and river work. 

The Commission will grant the Contractor partial occu¬ 
pancy of the land acquired by them for bridge or highway 
purposes. 


SUNDAY WORK. 

L. It is further agreed that the work proposed under 
this contract shall not be prosecuted on Sundays except in 
times of emergency, and then only under a permit from the 
Engineer or Commission, who shall be the judge as to the 
existence of the emergency. 


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M. SPECIFICATIONS. 

CEMENT. 

1. All cement used shall be pure American Portland, dry 
and free from lumps, well seasoned, free from slag or other 
waste products such as ground limestone or sand. 

Only high grade cements of established reputation can be 
used and the same shall be subject to inspection, tests and 
the acceptance of the Engineer. It shall be stored in a suit¬ 
able weather-tight building having the floor properly blocked 
or raised from the ground, and shall be so disposed as to per¬ 
mit easy access for proper inspection, sampling and identifi¬ 
cation of shipments. Sufficient quantity of cement must be 
kept on hand in storehouse to allow Engineer to make either 
7 day or 28 day tests, or both, before cement is to be used. 

Cement shall be enclosed in suitable packages with the 
brand and name of manufacturer plainly marked thereon. A 
bag of cement shall contain 94 lbs. of cement net, and each 
barrel of cement shall contain 4 bags. 

All tests shall be made in accordance with the methods 
proposed by the Committee on Uniform Tests of Cement of 
the American Society of Civil Engineers, presented to the 
Society January 21, 1903, and amended January 20, 1904, and 
January 14, 1908, with all subsequent amendments thereto. 

The Engineer can re-test and accept or reject any cement 
at any time before same is finally used in the work. Any re¬ 
jected cement shall be immediately removed from storehouse 
and vicinity of the work. 

In measuring cement for use in mortar, concrete, etc., one 
bag of cement shall be considered as one cubic foot, loose 
measure. 

As soon as contract is awarded, the Contractor shall in¬ 
form the Engineer what brand or brands of cement he intends 
to use, so that Engineer can start long-time tests of same. 

The acceptance or rejection of cement shall be based on 
following requirements: 

The specific gravity of the cement ignited at a low red 


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heat shall not be less than 3.10 and the cement shall not show 
a loss on ignition of more than 4 per cent. 

It shall leave by weight a residue of not more than 8 
per cent, on the No. 100, and not more than 25 per cent, on 
the No. 200 sieve. 

It shall not develop initial set in less than thirty minutes; 
and must develop hard set in not less than one hour, nor more 
than ten hours. 

The tensile strength of briquettes, one inch square in 
section, shall not be less than following requirements, and 
the tensile strength of both neat and sand briquettes shall 
show a satisfactory increase up to periods of one year. 


Age. 

7 days 
28 days 

7 days 
28 days 


Neat Cement. 

1 day in moist air, 6 days in water 
1 day in moist air, 27 days in water 
One part Cement, three parts Sand. 
1 day in moist air, 6 days in water 
1 day in moist air, 27 days in water 


Strength. 
500 lbs. 
600 lbs. 

175 lbs. 
275 lbs. 


Pats of neat cement about three inches in diameter, one- 
half inch thick at the centre, and tapering to a thin edge, shall 
be kept in moist air for a period of twenty-four hours. 

(a) A pat is then kept in air at normal temperature and 
observed at intervals for at least 28 days. 

(b) Another pat is kept in water maintained as near 
70° F. as practicable, and observed at intervals for at least 
28 days. 

(c) A third pat is exposed in any convenient way in an 
atmosphere of steam, above boiling water, in a loosely closed 
vessel for five hours. 

These pats, to satisfactorily pass the requirements, shall 
remain firm and hard and show no signs of distortion, check¬ 
ing, cracking or disintegrating. 

The cement shall not contain more than 1.75 per cent, of 
anhydrous sulphuric acid (SO 3), nor more than 4 per cent, 
of magnesia (MgO). 


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SAND. 

2. The sand used throughout the work must be sharp, clean 
and hard, and free from objectionable matter. The size will be 
governed by the work in which it is to be used. Fine sand will 
be used for grouting and for pointing purposes. When used 
for concrete a moderate amount of small gravel or pebbles may be 
permitted. It shall be screened, when required by the Engineer, 
before being used in the work. 

All sand used on the work shall be subject to analysis and 
tests by, and the acceptance of, the Engineer. 

CONCRETE STONE. 

3. All broken stone shall be clean, blue trap or other suitable 
stone. In general, the stone will include that which will pass a 
two inch screen and is held on a one-half inch screen. If the 
stone contains loam, dust or other objectionable material, the 
Engineer may require it to be washed or cleaned as he may direct 
before it is used, or he may reject it entirely. 

Cleaned or washed gravel, screened so as to present stones 
which pass a two inch screen and will be held on a one-half inch 
screen and which is acceptable to the Engineer may be used 
instead of broken stone for concrete. 

MORTAR. 

4. Mortar used in laying all piers or abutment masonry, 
except the copings and bridge seat pedestals, shall consist of one 
part cement to three parts of screened sand. 

Mortar used in setting the copings and bridge seat pedestals 
and the grout used in filling the vertical joints between dressed 
stones shall consist of one part of cement to two parts of screened 
sand. 

Pointing mortar and grout used in special cases shall con¬ 
sist of equal parts of cement and fine screened sand. 

Mortar or grout that begins to show final set before being 


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used will be thrown away. In making mortar or grout, the sand 
and cement must be proportioned by actual measurement, other¬ 
wise than by wheelbarrows or shovels, and must be thoroughly 
dry mixed before water is added. 

CONCRETE. 

5. All concrete used in the work shall be mixed in the pro¬ 
portion, by actual volumetric measurement, of one part cement, 
three parts sand and six parts of broken stone or gravel. 

It is expected that concrete will be deposited in places free 
from pumping, seepage or water. If it becomes necessary to 
deposit concrete under other conditions it shall only be done with 
the permission of the Engineer in each case and under such 
regulations and with such equipment as he may prescribe. All 
concrete placed in water or near pumping shall contain an excess 
of 25 per cent, of cement above the regular proportion of cement 
in batch and the Contractor shall receive no pay for this excess 
of cement. 

The sand and cement in concrete shall be thoroughly mixed 
dry before any water is added. After water is added the con¬ 
crete must be turned enough times to produce a mass thoroughly 
mixed and uniform throughout. In general, a wet mixture is 
preferred. 

Concrete will generally be deposited in layers not exceeding- 
one foot in thickness and shall be rammed, spaded or otherwise 
worked down into place, so that the resulting masonry shall con¬ 
tain no voids. 

Concrete that has become partially set before being placed 
shall be wasted and no part used again in mixing other batches. 

Before depositing concrete on old work the surface receiving 
same shall be thoroughly wet and cleaned, the old surface 
roughened and covered with a wash of thick grout of neat cement 
or a thick grout of one part cement and one part sand, the said 
wash being thoroughly worked into all parts of the old surface 
by use of stiff brooms. 

After concrete has been deposited and before final set has 


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taken place, the top surface of same shall be scraped to remove 
any mud or cement deposit and to roughen and prepare same to 
receive the next layer of concrete. 

Forms holding concrete shall be tight and securely braced. 
As soon as forms are removed the exposed surface shall be 
plastered where necessary, and the work finished to a neat appear¬ 
ance. 

During hot or dry weather concrete shall be kept wet until 
thoroughly set. 


EXCAVATION BELOW ELEVATION 103.00. 

6. Before the foundation piling is driven the sites of the 
piers and abutments and a certain space in front of the face and 
wings of the West Abutment shall be excavated, by clam shell 
bucket, pumping or otherwise, until a depth or strata satisfactory 
to the Engineer is reached. The material excavated below eleva¬ 
tion 103.00 shall be disposed of by the Contractor in any manner 
not contrary to the United States Laws or Regulations, except 
that some of the material excavated from sites of the East and 
West Abutments may be required by the Engineer to be placed 
either in front or adjacent to the abutment sites. 

After the excavation inside the sheeting at the West Abut¬ 
ment is completed the Engineer may require the Contractor to 
back fill to a certain height with selected material taken from 
nearby the abutment site. If such back filling is done with bor¬ 
rowed material the same will be paid for at the same price per 
cubic yard as for excavation below elevation 103.00. 

The excavation and disposal of this material will be paid for 
by the cubic yard, except as noted below, and price bid must in¬ 
clude pumping or any other expenses connected with this part of 
the work. 

The Commission shall also have the option of paying for 
any or all of the excavation and disposal of this material, by 
paying for its reasonable cost, as determined by the Engineer, 
plus 20 per cent, of such reasonable cost. 


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EXCAVATION ABOVE ELEVATION 103.00. 

?. At the East and West Abutments some material must be 
excavated to clear the sites for construction work. All material 
above elevation 103.00 shall be placed either in front or back of 
the abutments as directed by the Engineer. 

The excavation, handling and disposal of this material will 
be paid for by the cubic yard, and price bid must include pumping 
or any other expenses connected with this part of the work. 

PILING. 

8. All foundation piles shall be prepared from live, sound 
Southern pine, spruce, hemlock, chestnut or oak timber. They 
shall be straight, of even taper, free from shakes, rotten knots, 
lumps, bunches or bark and shall measure under the bark not less 
than 22 inches in circumference at the tip and not less than 42 
inches nor more than 60 inches in circumference at a point four 
feet from the butt. 

The butt end must be cut square and branches trimmed 
smooth and the pile finished in a workmanlike manner. 

The length of pile used, the manner and extent of driving, 
the equipment for driving and cutting off, and the point of cut 
off, shall be under the control and direction of the Engineer. 

Payment will be made for each pile remaining in the perma¬ 
nent foundation; and price bid must include the cutting off, the 
driving of witness piles to assist in laying out the work, and all 
other expenses connected with this part of the work. 

Piles will be measured for classification before driving and 
if the cut off portion of a long pile driven in deep water is later 
used as a foundation pile at the abutments or elsewhere then the 
Contractor shall allow the Commission a sum equal to the cost 
of a pile having a length equal to length of such cut off portion. 

RIPRAP. 

9. After foundation piles are cut off the space between the 
bed of the river and the top of the piles at the sites of the piers 
shall be filled with riprap stones, small enough to easily fill in 


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between the pile tops. The services of a diver will be required 
to see that this space is solidly filled and that no stones are above 
or on the tops of the piles. 

Riprap stones will also be required in front of the abutments 
and around the piers after caissons are landed, in such quantities 
and at such locations as the Engineer shall direct. The stones 
shall be equal in size to the “dump stone” furnished by the Port¬ 
land brownstone quarries. 

Riprap will be paid for by the cubic yard as measured in a 
trimmed pile on deck of boat or on land, and price bid must in¬ 
clude placing, diver work and other expenses connected with this 
part of the w;ork. 


TIMBER GRILLAGE. 

10. The grillages supporting the pier foundations on top of 
the piling shall be made from sound pine, hemlock or spruce 
timber. They shall consist of four courses of 12x12 timber laid 
in alternate courses, lengthwise and crosswise on top of which 
shall be a caulking deck of 6 inch plank laid crosswise. 

All 12x12 timber shall be sized to a uniform thickness and 
shall be fastened with y A inch square drift bolts 20 inches long 
at each second intersection. The transverse timbers shall be 
full length. The longitudinal timbers shall break joints not 
closer than 6 feet and so bonded as to secure strong work. 

The 6 inch caulking deck plank shall have edges bevelled so 
that caulking will resist upward pressure and shall be securely 
fastened with 12 inch spikes and seams caulked full of oakum and 
made water-tight. 

Timber grillages shall be paid for by the thousand feet, 
board measure, and price must include the cofferdam, the suc¬ 
cessful landing of grillages on piles, diver work or any other 
expenses connected with this part of the work; except that the 
Commission will pay 4 cents per pound for the iron drift bolts 
and spikes used in grillage. 

No payment will be made for the grillage of any pier until 
the pier has been completed up to the elevation 102.00. 


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COFFERDAMS. 

11. Open timber cofferdams of such height that tops shall 
come at an elevation not lower than 105.00 when grillage is 
landed on piles shall be constructed on the grillages of piers. 

These cofferdams shall be built from detailed plans prepared 
by Contractor, who shall become wholly responsible for their 
proper working. They shall be water-tight and after the pier 
masonry is completed up to elevation 105.00 they shall be re¬ 
moved from the piers. 

At the East and West Abutments the foundation concrete 
will rest directly on the pile heads and a well braced line of 
timber sheet piling shall be driven entirely around the foundation. 
This sheeting shall not be less than 6 inches in thickness and shall 
be so constructed as to be water-tight and shall be driven to such 
a depth as to exclude ground water and permit the foundation 
to be placed in the open air. The Contractor shall prepare his 
own plans for this sheeting and cofferdam and shall become 
wholly responsible for the proper working thereof. 

No payment will be made Contractor for any cofferdam or 
sheet piling material, work or other expenses connected thereto, 
and Contractor must include the expense of such work in the 
prices bid for other foundation work; except that the Contractor 
shall leave in place, with top cut off at elevation 104.00, the sheet 
piling in front of the face and wings of the East and West 
Abutments and the Commission will pay the Contractor at the 
rate of $40.00 per thousand feet, board measure, for the amount 
of timber actually left in place as above specified. 


ABUTMENT FOUNDATION CONCRETE. 

12 . Below elevation 102.00 the foundation masonry of the 
East and West Abutments shall consist of 1-3-6 concrete de¬ 
posited in open air inside of sheeting directly around and on top 
of the piling. 

Abutment foundation masonry will be paid for by the cubic 


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yard in place, and price bid must include pumping, form work, 
sheeting or other expenses connected with this part of the work. 

PIER FOUNDATION MASONRY. 

13. Below elevation 98.00 the foundation masonry of all 
piers shall consist of brownstone or granite rubble face work, 
backed up with either solidly built rubble or 1-3-6 concrete. 

The face stones shall be sound quarry faced blocks having 
split beds and shall be hammer dressed to an approximately 
rectangular shape on the face and so laid out that the finished 
work shall not show wide beds nor joints. 

The work shall be well bonded and carried up in courses and 
contain no voids. Each stone shall be wet before laying and 
firmly laid on its natural bed in a full bed of 1 to 3 mortar. 

After the work has partially set all face beds and joints shall 
be raked out to a depth of 3 inches and neatly pointed with 
a 1 to 1 mortar. 

Pier foundation masonry will be paid for by the cubic yard 
in place, and price bid must include pumping, cofferdam work, 
landing caisson on piles or any other expense connected with this 
part of the work. 

No payment will be made for the foundation masonry in any 
pier until the pier has been completed up to the elevation 102.00. 

PIER AND ABUTMENT MASONRY ABOVE 
FOUNDATION. 

14. This classification will include all masonry in the East 
and West Abutments above elevation 102.00 except the granite 
bridge seat copings; and all masonry in the piers above elevation 
98.00 and below the copings. 

This portion of the work shall be faced with sound, coarse¬ 
grained brownstone or sound granite ashlar laid in courses on 
the natural bed and backed-up with 1-3-6 concrete. 

The rise of courses in abutment facing may vary from 24 


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inches to 16 inches. The rise of courses in pier facing may vary 
from 30 inches to 18 inches. The courses shall show a gradual 
decrease in rise from the bottom to top of work and Contractor 
shall submit the layout of rise of courses, the arrangement of 
headers and stretchers and other details of what he proposes to 
use in the facing, to the Engineer for his approval, before start¬ 
ing to cut same. ' Stretchers shall have as much width of bed as 
rise of course. Headers, the face area of which shall represent 
25 per cent, of the face area of the work, shall be of sufficient 
length, of such shape and so located as to well bond the work 
together. 

The beds and vertical joints of each stone shall be cut true 
and out of wind to the geometrical lines required in each case for 
a distance of 12 inches back from the face. Back of this line 
the beds can be slacked to an extreme not exceeding 1 inch beyond 
the true theoretical plane of the beds, and the vertical joints can 
be slacked to an extreme not exceeding 2 inches beyond the true 
theoretical plane of the vertical joints. 

The work will be laid with J4 inch beds and joints and 
the face of the stones in the cut water part of the piers shall be 
finished to not over 3 inch rock faced projections. The tread 
and exposed faces of the steps on wings of the abutments 
shall be pitched to true lines and finished with not over 3 inch 
rock faced projections. The exposed face of all stones in the 
body of the work in piers and abutments shall be finished with 
•not over 5 inch rock faced projections, except the faces of piers 
adjacent to the draw opening which shall not have projections 
exceeding 2*4 inches. 

A iy 2 inch chisel draft shall be run on the four corners of 
the piers and on the two corners of the abutments. 

Each course shall be completely filled with the concrete back¬ 
ing before the next course is started. 

Each facing stone shall be wet before laying and shaken 
down into a full bed of 1-3 mortar. The vertical joints shall be 
caulked with oakum and grouted with a 1-2 mortar. 

A 6x6xjl4 inch angle bar with % inch expansion bolt fasten¬ 
ings will be furnished by the Commission for the nose of each 


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pier. The Contractor shall dress the nose stones to receive these 
bars and shall fit and set them without expense to the Commission. 

All pier and abutment masonry in this classification shall be 
paid for by the cubic yard in place complete. It will be measured 
solid and not divided into facing and backing and the price bid 
must include pointing and all expenses connected with this part 
of the work. 

Contractors will submit alternate bids, based on using either 
brownstone or granite facing, for this part of the work. 

If granite is used, the angle bars will not be placed on the 
noses of the piers, but a draft line will be run instead. 

COPINGS AND PEDESTALS. 

15. The copings of the piers, the bridge seat pedestals and 
the bridge seat copings of the abutments shall be sound granite 
laid on the natural bed. The copings shall be 2 feet thick. The 
pedestals shall be of the sizes shown on the plans. 

The bed and vertical joints of each coping stone shall be cut 
true and out of wind to the geometrical lines required in each 
case for a distance of 12 inches back from the face and for a 
distance of 6 inches down from the top. Back of and below this 
line the bed and vertical joints can be slacked to an extreme not 
exceeding 1 inch beyond the true theoretical plane of such bed or 
joint. The top shall be worked down to a uniform surface with 
no projections above or depressions below that exceed 1 inch from 
the true plane of the stone. Where pedestals or the back wall of 
the abutments rest on coping the surface of coping shall be 
dressed to receive same. Also at the abutments or piers that 
portion of the coping that will later support superstructure 
bearing plates shall be left high and later dressed to a true and 
smooth surface at the correct elevation after the abutments or 
piers are completed. 

The face of copings shall be pitched to true lines and finished 
with not over 3 inch rock faced projections. 

The pedestals shall be the same finish as to beds, tops and 
faces as the coping stones, except that portion of the pedestals 


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that will later support superstructure bearing plates shall be left 
high and later dressed to a true and smooth surface at the correct 
elevation after the piers are completed. 

Copings and pedestals shall be laid with inch beds and 
joints. 

Each stone shall be wet before laying and shaken down into 
a full bed of 1-2 mortar and the vertical joints grouted. All 
coping and pedestals shall be paid for by the cubic yard in place 
complete and price bid must include pointing and all expenses 
connected with this part of the work. 

POINTING AND CLEANING MASONRY. 

16. Above the foundation the beds and joints of all stones 
shall be raked out and cleaned to a depth of 2 inches from the 
face before the mortar has finally set and later pointed with a 
1-1 mortar caulked into place and finished with a hollow polished 
joint. 

During construction the Contractor shall keep the face of 
the masonry clean and of neat appearance. 

''No payment will be made for pointing and cleaning. 

LAYING MASONRY IN COLD WEATHER. 

17. No masonry shall be laid nor concrete deposited during 
freezing weather without first obtaining, in each case, permission 
for such work from the Engineer; who will specify what means 
the Contractor shall use to remove frost from all the materials, 
also what protection shall be given the green work. 

ANCHORAGES. 

18. The piers supporting the Scherzer Rolling Lift Draw 
will contain steel anchorage rods, plates, etc., and at the abutments 
certain tie rods may be required, to be built in the masonry. All 
such steel work will be furnished by the Commission adjacent to 
the bridge site and will be built in the masonry by the Contractor 
without charge for such work. 


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REMOVING DEBRIS. 

19. During the progress and also at the completion of the 
work, the Contractor shall clean up and restore the premises 
adjacent to the bridge, remove all construction debris and leave 
the banks and bed of the river clean and clear, without expense 
to the Commission. 

START AND COMPLETION OF WORK. 

N. The Contractor further agrees to commence work at 
the site within 20 days of the date of this contract and to prose¬ 
cute the work in such order and with such force as may be pre¬ 
scribed by the Engineer and to complete the work on or before 


The Commission may at its discretion extend the time for the 
completion of the work and neither an extension of time beyond 
the date herein fixed for the completion of the work, nor the 
permitting of the Contractor to go on and finish the work after 
the expiration of said time, nor the acceptance of any part of the 
work called for by this contract, shall operate as a waiver of 
any of the rights of said party of the first part under this agree¬ 
ment. 

DAMAGES FOR DELAY IN COMPLETING WORK. 

O. The Contractor further agrees that the said party of 
the first part is hereby authorized to retain out of any money 
which may be due or become due to the Contractor the sum of 
fifty dollars ($50) for each day, excluding Sunday, that the 
completion of this contract is delayed beyond the date set, or 
extended by the Commission, for the completion of this contract; 
and that said sum is the amount hereby agreed to as the damage 
that the party of the first part will suffer in paying for increased 
office, engineering and inspection expenses due to such delay in 
the completion of work and is not to be considered as a penalty. 



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SUB-CONTRACTS. 

P. The Contractor agrees that he will not assign, transfer, 
convey, sublet or otherwise dispose of this contract, or any part 
thereof or his right, title or interest therein, or his power to 
execute said contract, to any other person, company or corpora¬ 
tion, without the written consent of the Commission. 


CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, ETC. 

Q. The Contractor will indemnify and save harmless the 
State of Connecticut, the Commission, its or their officers and 
agents, from all suits or actions, of every name and description, 
brought against the Commission, or its or their officers or agents, 
for or on account of any injuries or damages to person or property 
received or sustained by any person or persons, by or from the 
Contractor, his servants or agents, in or on account of the con¬ 
struction of said work, or by or in consequence of any negligence 
in guarding the same, or any materials for the same, or by or on 
account of any improper materials used in its construction, or by 
or on account of any royalties, license fees or inventions, or by or 
on account of any accident, or of any act or omission of the Con¬ 
tractor or his agents; and the Contractor further agrees that so 
much of the money due to him under this agreement as shall be 
considered necessary by the Commission may be retained until all 
such suits or claims for damages as aforesaid shall have been 
settled, and evidence to that effect furnished to the satisfaction of 
the Commission. 

PRICES. 

R. The Commission agrees that the Contractor shall be 
paid, and the Contractor agrees to receive the following prices 
for the various classes of work named as full compensation for 
furnishing all materials, for use of tools, forms, .machinery and 
equipment, and for all labor in moving materials and executing all 
the work contemplated by this contract, viz.: 


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Item 1. For excavation below elevation 103.00, including 
disposal of material,..... . ...‘.........’.......per cubic yard. 

Item 2. For excavation above elevation 103.00, including 

the handling and disposal of material,........ 

per cubic yard. 

Item 3. For each pile in permanent foundation, measured 
before driving, as follows: 

30 ft. to 34 ft_...____ 

35 ft. to 39 ft.. 

' 40 ft. to 44 ft..............:._..........i.... um _..... 

45 ft. to 49 ft____ 

50 ft. to 54 ft... 

55 ft. to 59 ft________ 

60 ft. to 64 ft. 

65 ft. to 69 ft....... 

Item 4. For riprap, in place,...per 

cubic yard. 

Item 5. For timber grillage, in place,..1......_ 

per thousand feet, board measure. 

Item 6. For abutment foundation 1-3-6 concrete, in place, 

-.per cubic yard. 

Item 7. For pier foundation masonry, in place........._ 

-........per cubic yard. 
















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Item 8. For pier and abutment masonry above foundation, 
in place, without classification.per cubic yard. 

Item 9. For copings and pedestals, in place,. 

....-...-i..per cubic yard. 

The Contractor hereby agrees that the aforesaid prices shall 
cover all loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work, 
or from the action of the elements, or from any unforeseen 
obstruction or difficulty which may be encountered in the prose¬ 
cution of the same, and for all risk of every description con¬ 
nected with the work, also for all expense incurred by, or in 
consequence of, the suspension or discontinuance of said work as 
herein specified and for well and faithfully completing all the 
work in the manner and according to the plans and specifications, 
and the requirements of the Engineer under them. 

MONTHLY PAYMENTS. 

.S'. It is further agreed that monthly or partial payments 
will be made on or before the 15th of each month of 85 per cent, 
of value of work completed by the Contractor during the previous 
month as approximately estimated by the Engineer,' but such 
partial payments may be deferred from month to month when 
in the opinion of the Engineer the value of work done since the 
last estimate date has been less than five hundred dollars; also no 
payment for pier foundation work will be made until pier is com¬ 
pleted up to elevation 102.00 as is elsewhere specified. 

EXTRA WORK. 

T. It is further agreed that no claim for extra work or 
material under this or any alleged supplemental contract shall be 
made or entertained, unless such work or material shall have 
been performed or furnished in obedience to a written order of 
the Commission. 





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When practicable a stipulated price for such work or material 
shall be agreed upon in writing in advance; but when no stip¬ 
ulated price is thus agreed upon, the settlement for such extra 
work or material shall be on the basis of its reasonable cost, as 
estimated by the Engineer, plus 15 per cent, of such estimated 
cost, and the - Contractor shall present his claims for extra work 
or material to the Commission, in writing, in the form of a com¬ 
pletely itemized bill, by or before the tenth day of the month 
following the one in which such extra work or material is claimed 
to have been performed or furnished; failing to do which all 
rights of the Contractor for pay for such extra work or materials 
shall be forfeited. 

FINAL PAYMENT. 

U. Whenever in the opinion of the Engineer, the Contractor 
shall have completely performed this contract in spirit and in 
letter, the Engineer shall so certify in writing to the Commission, 
and his certificate shall state from actual measurement the whole 
amount of work done by said Contractor and the value thereof, 
as herein set forth, and the balance to which the Contractor is 
entitled in full settlement under this contract, the said certificate 
being evidence of acceptance of the work by the Engineer on 
behalf of said Commission. The above final estimate shall be¬ 
come due and payable within thirty days from the date thereof, 
provided the Contractor has satisfied the said Commission that 
all claims for labor and material are provided for, but subject 
to the stipulations regarding moneys retained for any purpose 
as herein provided. 

UNPAID BILLS FILED WITH COMMISSION. 

V. The Contractor agrees that the Commission may retain 
out of any amounts due him sums sufficient to cover any unpaid 
claims of mechanics, laborers or others for work performed or 
materials furnished for this work; provided that notice in writing 
of such claims signed by the claimants, shall have been previously 
filed in the office of the Commission. 


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WHEN COMMISSION MAY COMPLETE CONTRACT. 

W. The Contractor further agrees that if the work to be 
done under this agreement shall be abandoned, or if the condition 
as to its progress, as herinbefore specified, are not fulfilled, or 
if at any time the Engineer shall be of the opinion, and shall 
so certify in writing to the Commission, that the said work is 
unnecessarily or unreasonably delayed, or that the said Contractor 
is violating the conditions or covenants of this contract or is 
executing the same in bad faith, the said Commission shall have 
the right to notify the said Contractor to discontinue all work 
under this contract, by a written notice to be served upon the 
Contractor, either personally or by leaving said notice at his 
usual place of business or with his representative on the work; 
thereupon the Contractor shall discontinue the work, and in such 
case no machinery, tools or equipment belonging to the Contractor 
shall be removed from the work, and the Commission or others 
designated by them shall have the right to use such machinery, 
tools and equipments without compensation to the Contractor, 
and the said Commission shall thereupon have the right to com¬ 
plete the said work in such manner as may seem to it best, and 
to charge the cost of its completion to said Contractor; and the 
cost so charged shall be deducted and paid by said Commission 
out-of such moneys as may be due, or may at any time hereafter 
become due, to the said Contractor, under and by virtue of this 
agreement, or any part thereof; and in case such cost shall ex¬ 
ceed the sum which would have been payable under this contract 
if the work had been completed by the Contractor, then the Con¬ 
tractor shall pay to the Commission the amount of such excess. 


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In witness whereof the parties hereto have set their hand 

and seal in triplicate this_day of 

...:...1910. 

THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 

By- .........—-- 


The Commission for the purpose of the construction of a 
bridge over the Connecticut River between the towns of Old 
Saybrook and Old Lyme. 






































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BOND. 

Know all Men by these Presents, That we. 


of the Town of--- 

County of- 

and State of. i ---...-.... 

as Principal, and........ 


of the Town of__ County of—...— --— 

and State of_____, as Surety are holden and stand 


firmly bound, jointly and severally, unto the State of Connecticut, 

































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in the penal sum of. 


----thousand dollars, 

to be paid to said State of Connecticut. To the which payment, 
well and truly to be made and done, the said Obligators do jointly 
and severally bind themselves, their heirs, executors, adminis¬ 
trators, successors, and assigns, and each and every of them, for 
and in the whole sum aforesaid, firmly, by these presents. 

Signed with our hands, and sealed with our seals, at.. 


this.day of-, A. D. 1910. 

The Condition of this Obligation is such that. 
Whereas said. 


has this day entered into a contract with said State acting by the 
Commission for the construction of the substructure of a bridge 
across the Connecticut River between the towns of Old Saybrook 
and Old Lyme, which said contract is in writing and of even 
date herewith: 

Now, Therefore, if the said... .i » r 


shall construct said bridge substructure and shall well and truly 
keep and perform, and faithfully execute, all and singular, the 












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several terms and conditions in said contract contained, and shall 
indemnify and save harmless the said Obligees, their successors, 
and assigns, fully and in all respects as contained, promised, and 
undertaken by the terms, stipulations, and agreements in said 
contract contained, then this obligation shall be void and of no 
effect; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect. 

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of 















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State of Connecticut* ] 

ss. Saybrook, 

County of Middlesex* J 

__..___....._, 1910. 


Then and there personally appeared,_ 


signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged 
the same to be their free act and deed, and the free act and deed of 


Before me* 


Notary Public. 

























ESTIMATES AND PAYMENTS. 





























MEMORANDA 




















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